kittencal s spinach four cheese manicotti vegetarian

🥘 Ingredients

• • oil
• • onion
• • fresh garlic
• • ricotta cheese
• • mozzarella cheese
• • cream cheese
• • parmesan cheese
• • italian seasoning
• • salt
• • fresh ground black pepper
• • frozen chopped spinach
• • manicotti
• • marinara sauce

📝 Instructions

1. 1 set oven to 350 degrees f
2. 2 butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish
3. 3 in a skillet , saute onion in oil for about 4 minutes or until softened
4. 4 in a mixing bowl combine the ricotta cheese , 1-1 / 2 cup mozza cheese , cream cheese , 6 tablespoons parmesan cheese , italian seasoning
5. 5 beat with a wooden spoon until smooth and well combined
6. 6 season with white salt or seasoned salt and black pepper to taste
7. 7 stir in onion mixture and spinach
8. 8 mix well to combine
9. 9 spoon into cooked and cooled manicotti shells
10. 10 pour half of the pasta sauce into the prepared baking dish
11. 11 arrange shells over sauce
12. 12 top with the remaining sauce , use a spoon to spread the sauce over the shells
13. 13 sprinkle about 1 / 4 cup parmesan cheese over the sauce
14. 14 cover and bake for 25 minutes
15. 15 uncover and top with mozzeralla cheese
16. 16 bake 5 mins longer , or until cheese is melted
17. 17 let stand 10 mins before serving